{"id":566600,"date":"2021-06-17T10:22:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T14:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=566600"},"modified":"2021-06-17T10:22:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T14:22:21","slug":"china-denies-leak-after-fuel-rod-trouble-reported-at-nuclear-power-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-denies-leak-after-fuel-rod-trouble-reported-at-nuclear-power-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"China denies leak after fuel rod trouble reported at nuclear power plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-denies-leak-after-fuel-rod-trouble-reported-at-nuclear-power-plant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=566600&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2427795\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2427795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Taishan in southern China\u2019s Guangdong Province is seen, Thursday, June 17, 2021. The Taishan Nuclear Power Plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but no radioactivity leaked, the government said Wednesday in its first confirmation of the incident that prompted concern over the facility\u2019s safety. (AP Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:11 AM PT \u2013 Thursday, June 17, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The Chinese government acknowledged damage at one of its nuclear power plants, but claimed nothing has leaked out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2021\/06\/15\/china-insists-reportedly-leaky-nuclear-plant-totally-fine\/\">Reports<\/a> Wednesday detailed the situation after a spokesperson for the French energy firm that helps operate the plant said a problem with fuel rods led to a build-up of gasses. The firm warned the U.S. government of an \u201cimminent radiological threat\u201d and said China\u2019s nuclear regulator raised the level of radiation allowed outside the plant to avoid closing it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Washington is assessing a reported leak at China&#8217;s Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, but the Biden administration does not believe the facility is at a \u2018crisis level\u2019 yet, CNN reported <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zC6VqSadAX\">https:\/\/t.co\/zC6VqSadAX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9XXtvy9WyT\">pic.twitter.com\/9XXtvy9WyT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/1404461124368711680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chinese officials, however, claim the reactor is within its safety parameters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Taishan Nuclear Power Plant performs to the requirements of the technical specifications with normal level of environmental radiation in the surrounding areas of the nuclear power plant, the safety of which is guaranteed,\u201d stated Zhao Lijian, spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the Biden administration believes the facility isn\u2019t yet at a \u201ccrisis level.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-schumer-voices-support-for-repeal-of-2002-iraq-war-authorization\/\">Sen. Schumer Voices Support For Repeal Of 2002 Iraq War Authorization<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Taishan in southern China\u2019s Guangdong Province is seen, Thursday, June 17, 2021. 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